Majhakot, Rapti

Majhakot माझकोट
—  Village Development Committee  —
Majhakot Location in Nepal
Coordinates: 28°08′N 82°52′E / 28.13°N 82.87°E / 28.13; 82.87Coordinates: 28°08′N 82°52′E / 28.13°N 82.87°E / 28.13; 82.87
Country	Nepal
Region	Mid-Western
Zone	Rapti Zone
District	Pyuthan District
VDC	Majhakot
Wards
Population (2001 Census[1])
– Total	2,357
	476 households
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Majhakot is a village and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.

Etymology

majha (Nepali: माझ) - middle, center.
kot (Nepali: कोट)- guardroom, prison, police station.

Villages in this VDC^[2]

		Ward	Lat.	Lon	Elev.
Ampdhara	आँपधारा		28°09'N	82°50'E	1,195m
Bahundanda	बाहुनडाँडा		28°08'N	82°52'E	1,170
Dandagaun	डाँडागाउँ		28°08'N	82°51'E	1,670
Deurali Bhitta	देउराली भित्ता		28°09'N	82°50'E	1,365
Dhae	धाए		28°10'N	82°52'E	1,630
Dhanchaur	धनचौर​		28°09'N	82°52'E	1,170
Dhungethanti	ढुङ्गेठाँटी		28°09'N	82°50'E	1,025
Gurunggaun	गुरुङगाउँ	1	28°08'N	82°52'E	1,494
Jumlidhara	जुम्लीधारा		28°10'N	82°51'E	1,730
Karange	करङ्गे		28°09'N	82°51'E	1,515
Kholigaun	खोलीगाउँ	6	28°09'N	82°52'E	1,618
Kot	कोट​		28°08'N	82°51'E	1,665
Lamkshyang Neta	लमक्ष्याङ नेटा	4	28°09'N	82°51'E	1,650
Majhakot	माझकोट​		28°08'N	82°52'E	1,545
Nepane	नेपाने		28°09'N	82°50'E	1,577
Painyapani	पैंयापानी		28°09'N	82°51'E	1,721

References

1. ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1. Retrieved 21 September 2008. 
2. ^ "Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan". Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program. http://www.ngiip.gov.np/pdf/vol4pyuthan.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-12. 

External links

• UN map of VDC boundaries, water features and roads in Pyuthan District